National Battlefields Commission
| UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) | Planned initiatives | Associated domestic “ambitions or targets or” and/or global targets |
| SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns | • Incorporate environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls | When making new purchases, refer to the NBC's Sustainable Development Policy in effect since November 2010. |
| • Ensure that decision makers have the necessary training and awareness to support green procurement. | ||
| • Ensure that key executives include contribution to and support of the Government of Canada's green procurement objectives in their performance evaluations. | ||
| • Raising awareness of staff, suppliers and subcontractors on the concepts of responsible purchasing. | ||
| • Integration of sustainable development criteria in calls for tenders. | ||
| • Encourage the purchase of hybrid or electric vehicles. | ||
| SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts | • Encouraging patrol by bike, by foot and with the electric golf kart when the weather allows it. | For summer 2023, conduct at least 200 hours of patrol by bike, by foot or with an electric golf kart. |
| • Capture rainfall to make use of it on the park. | Continue to recover rainwater and use the recovered water to ensure a reduction in drinking water consumption of clean water to irrigate the plants and green spaces | |
| • Decrease the water consumption with low flow taps and toilets. | During new constructions replacements, install low flow plumbing fixtures to reduce the quantity of consumed water. | |
| • Conversion of street lamps to LED. | As soon as the current bulbs cease to function, replace them with LED bulbs whenever possible. |